Comments on: Prospect Retro: Darryl Strawberry

By: Metsie

Metsie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:50:27 +0000

nah really all that has changed is there are much more statistical records being kept in the Minors and much more importance is put on them in the media when they come up!

If your not a ROY your nothing!

Look at all the hoopla over Gee…practically non-existant yet he won how many games in a row right out of the gate?

They were focused on back then just that people didn’t expect anything from them or worry about what they MIGHT do until they got promoted.
Remember back in the say that was pretty much the ONLY way new players made the team!

Now that Free Agency is here there is actually LESS focus on them franchise wide, They either play well or they get traded these days. Back then you HAD to make them good or you had no player for that positioon! Today you just buy one for the guy who busted!

By: Nicholas Pugliese

Nicholas Pugliese — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:34:49 +0000

Well see you learn something new everyday, lol. I always had the impression that “prospecting: has taken a huge step forward over the last few years and that it is dramatically different today than it was even in the early 2000′s. But everything you said does make perfect sense so I won’t disagree with you!

By: srt

srt — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:26:31 +0000

hahaha – I forgot about that.

By: Joe D

Joe D — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:25:12 +0000

Do you remember when Joe Pignataro added strawberries to his tomato garden at Shea right after the Mets drafted him?

By: srt

srt — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:11:21 +0000

Well into my young working career at the point that Straw and Doc came up. I remember their debuts well.
I also remember anytime I had a game on back in the day, making sure I was in front of the TV anytime Straw came to bat. You almost had the feeling he could hit it out anytime he was up at bat.

By: darth minaya

darth minaya — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:56:02 +0000

Shawn Abner, y’all!

By: Metsie

Metsie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:52:26 +0000

Well Nick I will forgive you for not being alive back then to know but prospects were just as closely followed back then as they are now!
The only difference was there were no websites that sell subs and advertising based on the information that was available if you read the right newspapers and magazines!

The mets yearbook every year would focus on the rookies you were likely to see that year and give mention to those who were due to come up in the next few.

It may appear that these days there is more focus but the truth is there are just more people all trying to cash in by making a list to put on the web as a draw for their statistical data they put up to get yuou to subscribe!

By: darth minaya

darth minaya — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:48:50 +0000

I was 8 when Straw came up, and it was a pretty exciting time. The Mets were pretty awful in those days, and Darryl was the first “star” player the Mets had produced in a while. We probably gave him *too* hard of a time most of the time, because we selfishly expected him to become the second coming of Willie Mays, instead of the very good player he was. Would’ve been interesting to see what his career would have been like without the issues. Still probably my favorite Met of all-time.

By: Nester

Nester — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:32:29 +0000

Nice post. This was a pretty cool glimpse at what was to come with Straw who would go onto winning the NL ROY that year. I wonder if they had Dwight Gooden listed yet? Or any other interesting names